Title: I Miss You

Characters: Petunia Dursley & Lily Evans Potter

Prompts: White- Write about a snow day.

Word Count: 620

Petunia Dursley missed her sister even if she never said it out loud.

She used to love the snow when she was a child. Being pregnant often made Petunia miss those days when she and Lily would go out early in the morning, sometimes before their parents was awake, to play in the beautiful snow that fell from the sky. It was like magic.

The house was empty and quiet. When Petunia grew up the house was never empty nor quiet; not even when Lily was away in school. Her mother would always be listening to music and when her father came home they talked about everything between heaven and earth. And Petunia loved listening to them speak. She didn't always understand what they were talking about but she loved how they spoke. Their voices laced with tenderness and love.

This house. The house that she shared with Vernon was different. It wasn't bad but it wasn't home yet There was no music, only silence, and there was no way that she could go out to play in the snow. She wasn't a child anymore and even if she was what would the neighbours think? It was in moments like this that she realised how boring it was to be home alone. But being alone came with the unexpected benefit of saying things she could otherwise only think.

"I have a sister." Petunia whispered as she placed a hand on her swollen stomach and leaned back onto the chair she had placed so that she could watch the beautiful snowflakes fall from the sky. "I don't talk about her or to her anymore and there is a risk that I might not tell you about her once you're born but I have a sister and her name is Lily Evans Potter."

It felt like being punched in the gut. All air left her lungs and the indescribable pain spread like fire. For a moment, it felt like she couldn't breathe.

"I'm supposed to hate my sister." Petunia laughed as she felt the baby kick in response. "But I don't. I'm jealous at her for leaving me behind and for going away on that amazing adventure all by herself. But I don't hate her more than I hate myself."

Petunia laughed again. "She loved snow. And she made me love the snow too. When we were children, before everything became complicated, we used to talk about how we were going to start a tradition with our children and play in the snow together. No matter how old we were we would always take the time to play in the snow."

A sigh escaped her somewhat parted lips. Petunia tilted her head to the side. She thought for a few seconds before she with some effort managed to push herself out of her chair. Maybe she couldn't play in the snow but she could always go out. That had to count. Lily wouldn't know but Petunia would know and for now that was more than enough.

She put on her jacket and walked out of the door. The snowflakes laid to rest on her clothes and her hair. A smile appeared on her face as she did what the sister used to do when they were children. She reached out her arms and faced the sky with her eyes closed. And as the snowflakes gently landed on her face and melted into drops of water she whispered the secret she could never speak out loud. It was the words she often thought but would never admit to having said if she was ever asked.

Petunia smiled sadly as she stood surrounded by what felt like meters of snow. "I miss you, Lily."

The end